Daytona 500 2027: Date, Speedweeks Schedule and Going from Orlando

The 69th Daytona 500 is on Sunday, February 21, 2027, the Sunday after the Super Bowl. Daytona International Speedway is about an hour from Orlando, so you can stay in Orlando and drive over for race day, or go for the whole Speedweeks schedule. Here's what's confirmed.

2027 Speedweeks schedule

• Saturday, February 13: The Clash, the NASCAR Cup Series preseason exhibition, returning to Daytona on a Saturday
• Thursday, February 18: the Cup Series Duels, which set most of the Daytona 500 field
• Friday, February 19: NASCAR Truck Series race
• Saturday, February 20: NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and ARCA Menards Series doubleheader
• Sunday, February 21: the Daytona 500

Start times and TV channels hadn't been finalized as of November 2026. Check the speedway's site before you go.

Daytona 500 tickets

Daytona 500 tickets are sold through the speedway (daytonainternationalspeedway.com or 1-800-PITSHOP). Check the speedway's site for current prices. Resale sites list seats too, often above face value, and some show the wrong start time, so confirm against the speedway's schedule.

Tickets for the Duels, the Truck race and Saturday's doubleheader cost much less, and they're a good way to see the speedway with smaller crowds.

Getting to the Daytona 500 from Orlando

• Drive: about an hour northeast on I-4, much longer on race day. Leave early in the morning.
• Parking: check the speedway's site for which lots are free, which need a paid pass and where shuttles run, and arrive early on race day.
• Where to stay: Daytona Beach hotels sell out and raise prices for race week. Staying in Orlando and driving over is a common way to save, especially if you're already here for the parks.

Make a day of Daytona Beach

If you go early for the Duels or Saturday's races, spend the morning on the coast. A dolphin and manatee paddle tour runs out of Daytona Beach and is about two hours. Our Daytona Beach day trip guide covers the beach, the boardwalk and where to eat.

Race week in Orlando

Race week overlaps with Presidents' Day weekend, Universal Mardi Gras and EPCOT's Festival of the Arts, so Orlando is busy too. If you have a free day between races, a 1 hour airboat tour at Boggy Creek in Kissimmee is a good way to see real Florida, with 10% off through our link. More in our Orlando in February 2027 guide.

More confirmed 2027 dates around the 500

The Daytona Beach tourism board's Speed Season guide fills in a few details beyond the five race days:

• Wednesday, February 17: Daytona 500 qualifying, the day before the Duel at Daytona 150-mile qualifying races.
• Friday, February 19: the Truck Series race is the Fresh From Florida 250.
• Saturday, February 20: the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race is the United Rentals 300, run the same day as the ARCA Menards Series race.
• Sunday, February 21: the tourism board's Daytona 500 listing says Thomas Rhett will perform the pre-race show.

Its listing for the Clash on Saturday, February 13 still shows the time as TBD. If you are planning dinner or a drive back to Orlando around that race, wait for the speedway to post a start time.

If you would rather see the track with a different crowd, the same guide lists the Rolex 24 sports car race on January 30 to 31, 2027, with practice starting Thursday, January 28.

Parking, coolers and bags: read the speedway's pages first

The speedway is at 1801 West International Speedway Boulevard in Daytona Beach. For everything that decides how your day goes at the gate, the speedway is the only reliable source, and its rules can change between events. Check before you go:

• Parking and shuttles: which lots are free, which need a paid pass and where shuttles run, on the speedway's directions and parking page.
• Coolers and bags: size limits and banned items, in the speedway's fan guide.
• Accessible parking and seating: lot locations, placard rules and shuttle help, on the speedway's accessibility page.
• Tickets and start times: the Daytona 500 event page, or 1-800-PITSHOP by phone.

Race-day traffic from Orlando

You will be on I-4 for most of the drive, along with a lot of other race fans. The Florida Department of Transportation's FL511 site and app show crashes, congestion and construction on I-4 and the roads around the speedway, so check it before you leave and again before you head home.

The City of Daytona Beach lists the Daytona 500 and Speedweeks on its special events page, which links through to the speedway for event details. For start times and any schedule change, go back to the speedway's event page on the morning you travel.